Trigeminal Neuralgia

In our body's brain, the Trigeminal Nerve (Cranial Nerve V), a bundle of nerves, is the 5th and largest cranial nerve which serves as a mixed motor and a sensory nerve. In our body's brain, the Trigeminal Nerve (Cranial Nerve V) is a bundle of nerves that controls areas of sensation and movement in the face (e.g., facial skin, tongue, teeth, muscles used for chewing). The trigeminal nerve is called the fifth cranial nerve, originates in the pons region of the brain (area in front of the brainstem) and is attached to the brainstem by two roots—one that controls movement (called a motor root) and another that controls sensation (called a sensory root). *

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